| ponder | vi& vt berfikir-fikir: he ~ed for a while before agreeing to accompany his friend, dia berfikir-fikir sekejap sebelum bersetuju utk mengikut kawannya; the spectators waited patiently while the chess player ~ed his next move, para penonton menunggu dgn penuh kesabaran sementara pemain catur itu berfikir-fikir akan langkah seterusnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| debate | ~ /with os., in o’s mind/, berfikir-fikir, bertimbang-timbang, berkira-kira: e ~d with himself before making the decision, dia berfikir-fikir sebelum membuat keputusan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dally | ~ with, a. think about but not seriously, berfikir-fikir walaupun tdk sepenuh hati: they dallied with the idea of migrating to Canada, mereka berfikir-fikir, walaupun tdk sepenuh hati, utk berhijrah ke Kanada; b. trifle with, (person) bermain asmara; (person’s affection) mempermainkan: he merely dallied with her, dia hanya bermain asmara dgn gadis itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| puzzle | ~ o’s/ brain, head/, ~ in o’s mind, berfikir-fikir: I’ve been puzzling my head all day but still can’t remember his name, sepanjang hari saya berfikir-fikir tetapi masih tdk dapat mengingat namanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brood | vi 1. sit on eggs to hatch, mengeram; 2. think, worry about at length, berfikir-fikir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contemplate | vt 1. ponder, meditate on, merenungkan: he ~d the problem for some hours, dia merenungkan masalah itu selama beberapa jam; 2. gaze upon intently, merenung: she stood contemplating her figure in the mirror, dia berdiri merenung bentuk tubuhnya di cermin itu; 3. have in mind, berfikir-fikir /hendak, utk/ + approp v: I am contemplating changing jobs, saya sedang berfikir-fikir hendak menukar pekerjaan; he is contemplating marriage, dia sedang berfikir-fikir hendak berkahwin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flip | n; give st a ~, menjentik sst: he gave the thousand dollar note a thoughtful ~ with his thumb, dia menjentik duit kertas seribu ringgit itu dgn ibu jarinya sambil berfikir-fikir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| terms | on /unfair, unequal/ ~, dgn tdk adil: the two teams are competing on unfair ~, kedua-dua pasukan itu bertanding dgn tdk adil; thinking in ~ of, berfikir-fikir utk: she’s thinking in ~ of leaving the country, dia berfikir-fiki | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flirt | vi 1. behave amorously, dally, main cinta: he ~s with all the girls in the office, dia main cinta dgn semua gadis di pejabat; when she goes to parties she simply won’t stop ~ing, setiap kali dia ke majlis, tdk dapat tdk, dia mesti main cinta; 2. toy, bermain-main, berfikir-fikir, bertimbang-timbang: in his youth he ~ed with communism, semasa mudanya dia bermain-main dgn faham komunis; she ~ed with the idea of living abroad, dia berfikir-fikir ttg gagasan hendak tinggal di luar negeri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| toy | vi; ~ with, a. handle in a playful manner, mengusik-usik, mencuit-cuit: he sat ~ing with a pencil, dia duduk sambil mengusik-usik penselnya; he only ~ed with his food and ate practically nothing, dia hanya mencuit-cuit makanannya dan langsung tdk memakannya sedikit pun; b. consider lightly, berangan-angan, berfikir-fikir: he is ~ing with the idea of going to Europe next year, dia sedang berangan-angan hendak ke Eropah tahun depan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |